UMSU, neutrality and crocodile tears
The only person who is convinced UMSU is neutral on the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement is UMSU president Jakob Sanderson.
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Students need student unions
Ford’s initiative to cut mandatory student union dues is an unsubtle attack on organizing politics.
UMSU changes executive titles, responsibilities
The UMSU board of directors passed a motion to change various responsibilities and titles of the board’s executive positions at its Jan. 24 campus meeting.
Band critical of UMSU BDS position dropped from Frost Fest days before event cancelled
An artist slated to perform at UMSU’s Frost Fest — which was abruptly cancelled last week — was dropped from the bill after telling organizers he would publicly criticize the union’s recent condemnation of the Canadian Federation of Students for affirming its support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
UMSU Frost Fest cancelled after low ticket sales
Students looking to party at UMSU’s fourth annual Frost Fest were left out in the cold last week after the event was cancelled. According to…
UMCycle offers safe space for bike maintenance
UMCycle’s first Mechanic Bootcamp for “women, transgender, two spirit and gender non-binary folx” of 2019 will be held Jan. 23 and Jan. 30. By the…
UMSU executive advocating for a terrible mistake
UMSU’s decision to advocate for cutting the federal tuition tax credit is the worst sort of student advocacy.
Pro-life student group resurrects campaign in UC
After having its tabling materials confiscated in the fall, U of M pro-life student group Students for a Culture of Life (UMSCL) faced renewed criticism…
Community initiative funding motion pushed
UMSU voted to table a motion at its Jan. 10 board meeting that, if passed, would alter how community groups receive funding.
Sometimes less is more
Given the need for increased representation of marginalized communities and its inherent relationship to the need for increased funding, UMSU is facing a difficult situation. Perhaps the best solution is to stop trying to represent them.